ACPOS and Eye Clinic Coordinator
About ARU:
We are ranked in the world’s top 350 institutions in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and we are a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. Our research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world-leading. In 2021, we were awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our world-leading music therapy work.
About the Role:
ACPOS (Addenbrooke’s Community Paediatric Ophthalmology Service) is a community-based clinical service for children, hosted by our University Eye Clinic. We provide clinical services to the community and training opportunities for undergraduate students. The University Eye Clinic is a high-quality teaching and clinical opticians within the Vision and Hearing Sciences discipline in the School of Psychology and Sports Science, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering at our Cambridge campus.
We are seeking a clinic coordinator to ensure smooth operation of our ACPOS clinic and the patient teaching opticians within the University Eye Clinic by supporting both NHS patients and clinicians as well as University students’ staff and patients.
Ideally with a degree, or two A levels, or a vocational qualification at NVQ Level 3, you will have administrative experience, customer/patient advisory experience, enjoy working with children and parents, and have excellent IT skills, along with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritise a varied workload.
Informal enquiries can be made to Neil Guest University Eye Clinic Manager at neil.guest@aru.ac.uk
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This appointment is subject to an enhanced level children's and adults barred list disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Further information can be obtained from https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
Find out more about working with us.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK and will conduct Right to Work checks in line with UKVI’s Right to Work policy and our own institutional policy. Furthermore, we must note:
- Applicants applying from outside the UK: At this time, ARU is unable to sponsor applicants applying from overseas for a Worker Route visa.
- Applicants already in the UK: ARU is unable to offer Worker Route visa sponsorship to applicants whose salary does not meet our minimum sponsorship threshold, which aligns with roles at Grade 6 and above.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.